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Can I read Animism in Rainforest and Tundra : Personhood, Animals, Plants and Things in Contemporary Amazonia and Siberia on EtoBox?
Animism in Rainforest and Tundra : Personhood, Animals, Plants and Things in Contemporary Amazonia and Siberia by Marc Brightman, Vanessa Elisa Grotti, Olga Ulturgasheva, (eds.) is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Animism in Rainforest and Tundra : Personhood, Animals, Plants and Things in Contemporary Amazonia and Siberia about?
Amazonia and Siberia, classic regions of shamanism, have long challenged 'western' understandings of man's place in the world. By exploring the social relations between humans and non-human entities credited with human-like personhood (not only animals and plants, but also 'things' such as artifacts, trade items, or mineral resources) from a comparative perspective, this volume offers valuable insights into the constitutions of humanity and personhood characteristic of the two areas. The contrib
Who reads Animism in Rainforest and Tundra : Personhood, Animals, Plants and Things in Contemporary Amazonia and Siberia?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Marc Brightman, Vanessa Elisa Grotti, Olga Ulturgasheva, (eds.)
- Publisher
- Berghahn Books
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780857454683
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Body Mind & Spirit, Nature, Sociology
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
